A local scout is organizing a sale to be held November 23rd as a fundraiser to build a pit for playing gaga ball at Midtowne Church in Benton. Kara Ivy is a scout in the American Heritage Girls (AHG). She is interested in the sport of gaga ball and wants to introduce it to the […]
Browse the list of Summer Programs for Youth in Saline County or submit yours
MySaline will list Summer Youth Programs including Vacation Bible School (VBS), Parks Activities and Other Activities on this page if they are in Saline County. If you’d like to list your program here, fill out the form at this link. VBS Pleasant Hill Baptist Church VBS July 28 – Aug 1 […]
Bryant scout’s box makes it easier to retire your American flag
Do you have an old United States flag that is ready to be retired, but you don’t know how to dispose of it properly? Any Boy Scout troop or VFW location can help you to retire your old flag, but one local scout made the process a lot easier. Andrew Green with Troop 17 of […]
Kids can learn about scouting activities Aug 26th at this free event
Local scouting troops are hosting a day to show the public what scouts do. Come to the Scouting Expo at Tyndall Park in Benton on Saturday, August 26th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a free event. Several units from Benton and Bryant will have activities for kids and teens to try. There […]
Quapaw Area Boy Scouts hires first female CEO in 113 years
The Quapaw Area Council Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which covers Saline County and 35 other counties in Arkansas, has hired their first female CEO, Shanna Richardson. Shanna is only the second woman in the Southern United States to sit in the seat and 9th in the nation. This historic decision marks an important shift […]
Fill up these bags from Boy Scouts at your doorstep beginning Nov 13th
Our local scouts will be collecting food from neighborhoods, by leaving a sack at your door. The Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, will hold their annual Scouting For Food campaign this November, in cooperation with the Arkansas Food Bank and the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, . Last year over 400 […]
Eagle Scout Project Pulls Community Together to Plant Shade Trees in Benton Park
Eagle Scout candidate Gaylan Gregan put together a plan to get trees donated and planted for extra shade at Benton’s Tyndall Park. Rineco in Haskell bought $200 worth of trees from Cox Family Gardens in Benton. On Saturday, November 8th, 2008, the planting began, with neighbors and local Troop 53 helping. Former Boy Scout Mayor […]